Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

especially in stressful and even mildly suspenseful or on-edge scenes like this (entering
the farmhouse exterior).
At the 00:06:35 timing on the dvd, we come to Bar 27 (“Look at this!”) when they
see damaged walls, and then later at 00:06:54 (Bar 33’s “Look at that!”) when they see a
wrecked patrol car formerly driven by Sergeant Vega. The bowed trem strings and
clarinets in Bar 27 play small octave Bb/middle C 8 th notes to B/C# to C/D to C#/D# to
D/E to D#/F to E/F# to F/G to (Bar 28) F/Ab bowed trem quarter notes to small octave
B/Line 1 B to Lines 1 & 2 D up to B. Muted trumpets and horns play Line 1 E/F/Ab
whole notes tied to 8 th notes next bar. Celli and basses play Contra-octave G/Great octave
C#/G whole notes tied to next three bars. When they spot the totaled police car (1:35 into
the cue), the gong sounds fortissimo. The muted trumpets and horns play ff small octave
Bb/Line 1 Db/E whole notes tied to 8 th notes next bar, while other muted brass play
Contra-octave and Great octave F whole notes tied to 8 th notes next bar. After a quarter
and 16 th rest, strings play small octave G-Bb-Line 1 Db 16ths (connected by two
crossbeams) to E-F-Bb-Line 2 Db 16ths to next figure of E-F 16ths to “3” triplet value
16ths Bb-Line 3 Db-E to (Bar 34) Lines 2 & 3 G half notes bowed trem and tied to 8 th
notes. Flutes also play the G notes > p. Violas and clarinets in Bar 34 play trem effect 8 th
notes.
In Bar 67 in 3/4 time (3:28 into the cue), the men walk to the house. I believe the
flutes play Line 1 A to Bb 8ths figure sounded three times (repeated next bar) to (Bar 69)
Line 2 Bb down to Line 1 Bb 8ths played 3X (and repeated thru Bar 74).
The music seques soon to M-13-20 (“The Discovery”. This is located on the
dvd at 00:09:51. The discovery is the C.U. of the baby with a rattle. In 3/4 time, the
muted horns and Pos play small octave F/Bb/Line 1 D (Bb maj) dotted half notes tied to
next two bars. The low strings play Contra-octave and Great octave sounding E dotted
half notes. I’m not sure what Sawtell intended as the tonality with that E note inserted in
the mix, unless it’s just a so-called “color” note. After two quarter rests in bar 1, the
celeste starts to play, perhaps suggestive in Sawtell’s mind of the baby. So we find Line 2
D/F quarter notes up to (Bar 2) Line 3 D/F quarter notes to D/F to C/Eb 8ths down to
Bb/D quarter notes (repeating this bar in Bar 3), and so forth. The harp in Bar 2 plays
Line 1 F up to Bb 8ths figure 3X (repeated next bar). Skipping to Bar 25 (dvd 00:10:55;
cue’s timing of 1:04), we encounter the scene of Hank in the jeep with the baby but with
an alarmed expression on his face when he hears the strange noises (giant scorpion).
After a half rest, I believe the xylophone plays legato “6” 32 nd notes F-F#-Line 2 C-E-F-
G to F# sforzando 8 th (followed by a quarter rest). Strings, violas and organ reverb play
F#/G/B#/Line3 D#/F# cluster whole notes (very dissonant) tied to whole notes next bar
and tied to dotted half notes in 3/4 time in Bars 27-28. Woodwinds and trumpets are
flutter on Line 1 Gx/A/B#/Line 2 E#/F#/G whole notes (flutter off in Bar 26). After a
quarter rest, VC/CB play Great octave and small octave D quarter notes down to #
quarter notes down to Contra-octave and Great octave D quarter notes. In Bar 29
(00:11:08), the big branch of the tree falls to the ground, revealing a dead Sergeant Vega.
Combined trumpets/oboe/flutes/piccolo play A/Line 2 C#/G/Line 3 C fermata-held notes,
while the Hammond Organ, piano (etc.) play Contra-octave and Great octave F#/small
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